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All results from a given calculation for CH(CN)3 (tricyanomethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.204935
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.204935
Nuclear repulsion energy212.946303
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3023 2917 8.06 82.21 0.15 0.26
2 A1 2391 2307 0.02 113.45 0.06 0.11
3 A1 841 812 3.91 6.19 0.10 0.18
4 A1 575 555 0.81 3.58 0.00 0.00
5 A1 172 166 23.30 2.32 0.70 0.83
6 A2 366 353 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2382 2299 0.85 31.68 0.75 0.86
7 E 2382 2299 0.85 31.68 0.75 0.86
8 E 1281 1236 3.42 3.51 0.75 0.86
8 E 1281 1236 3.42 3.51 0.75 0.86
9 E 1024 988 17.58 1.69 0.75 0.86
9 E 1024 988 17.58 1.69 0.75 0.86
10 E 578 558 0.07 1.93 0.75 0.86
10 E 578 558 0.07 1.93 0.75 0.86
11 E 368 355 0.45 2.86 0.75 0.86
11 E 368 355 0.45 2.86 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 130 7.41 4.30 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 130 7.41 4.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9452.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9121.2 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09535 0.09535 0.05015

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.502
H2 0.000 0.000 1.602
C3 0.000 1.405 0.057
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.057
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.057
N6 0.000 2.512 -0.268
N7 2.175 -1.256 -0.268
N8 -2.175 -1.256 -0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10001.47441.47441.47442.62732.62732.6273
H21.10002.08902.08902.08903.13183.13183.1318
C31.47442.08902.43432.43431.15303.45253.4525
C41.47442.08902.43432.43433.45251.15303.4525
C51.47442.08902.43432.43433.45253.45251.1530
N62.62733.13181.15303.45253.45254.35044.3504
N72.62733.13183.45251.15303.45254.35044.3504
N82.62733.13183.45253.45251.15304.35044.3504

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.783 C1 C4 N7 178.783
C1 C5 N8 178.783 H2 C1 C3 107.590
H2 C1 C4 107.590 H2 C1 C5 107.590
C3 C1 C4 111.285 C3 C1 C5 111.285
C4 C1 C5 111.285
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.415      
2 H 0.232      
3 C 0.332      
4 C 0.332      
5 C 0.332      
6 N -0.271      
7 N -0.271      
8 N -0.271      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 2.692 2.692
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.583 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.583 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.944
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.820 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.820 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.640
Polar
3z2-r227.279
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.230 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.015


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.192
(<r2>)1/2 14.184